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Expanding rural youth’s prospects in a digitized world for the benefit of individuals and community
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Pedagogy and Learning. Linnaeus University, Linnaeus Knowledge Environments, Education in Change. (SITE)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4452-0617
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Education and Teacher's Practice. (SITE)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0428-0233
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Education and Teacher's Practice. (SITE)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1229-1987
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Education and Teacher's Practice. (SITE)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5554-6041
2024 (English)In: Nordic Ruralities – New paths to sustainable transitions? The 6th Nordic Conference for Rural Research, Kiruna, 3-5 Dec 2024, 2024Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Sustainable development
SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Abstract [en]

The availability of skilled professionals is a challenge in many rural areas. At the same time, rural youth often view their prospects as limited and pursue higher education less frequently than urban youth. Students’ future study and career choices are influenced by social or cultural background, geographic location, and community resources. Consequently, rural schools may face the challenge of providing opportunities for students to develop skills that enable them to contribute to their personal growth as well as the development of their community. This project, involving three rural municipalities and three elementary schools, focuses on the possibilities for rural schools to promote entrepreneurship in a digitized world. Here, entrepreneurship is based on the idea of relationships and mutual concerns as starting points for developing and acting on opportunities in diverse contexts. Analyses of documents, field notes, and interviews reveal that municipal officials, principals, and teachers, are interested in using digital tools in education to enhance the connections between school, working life, and the surrounding community, which are limited by long distances. For instance, digital field trips to private and municipal enterprises and institutions have been tested as a method. The goal is to provide future-oriented education that highlights opportunities for digital location-independent occupations while also strengthening students’ sense of connection to their local community. However, promoting entrepreneurship by fostering students’ development of creativity and innovation remains a challenge for some schools.

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2024.
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Educational Sciences
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Pedagogics and Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-133804OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-133804DiVA, id: diva2:1919073
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Nordic Ruralities – New paths to sustainable transitions? The 6th Nordic Conference for Rural Research, Kiruna, Sweden, 3-5 December, 2024
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The Kamprad Family Foundation, 20220025Available from: 2024-12-06 Created: 2024-12-06 Last updated: 2025-02-27Bibliographically approved

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